There was standing room only at the Dedication of the All-American Indian Days Memorial took place on Monday, October 9, at the Rotary Park in the Sheridan Historic Railroad District across from the Historic Sheridan Inn.
The memorial will be a visual public record honoring the extraordinary peop
Mary Louise Defender-Wilson, a Hidatsa/Dakotah woman who was crowned Miss Indian America 1953, is featured on the Glass City River Wall, a recently finished mural in Toledo, OH that depicts several Native American women and children. The Miss Indian America Collective is still active in the Sheridan community today, decades after the pageant was discontinued.
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Miss Indian America XI Michele Portwood & Miss Indian American XXII deana harragarra visiting the Kendrick Park Arboretum. (Judy Slack photo)
On Friday, July 29, beginning at 10 a.m., the public is invited to the Kendrick Park Arboretum to a Tribute to History and Hope, The Miss Indian Americ
On Tuesday, July 12, in a three-part program, Judy Slack, local historian, presented a talk on All-American Indian Days, and how it came about. It was in conjunction with the SCLT Explore History program about the Sheridan WYO Rodeo.
“I’ve been involved since I was about 6 years old. I also worke